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Meaning of 'ease' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ease [ n.]
- Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
- Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
- Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
- Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
- To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
- To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
- To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.
- To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.

Meaning of 'ease' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ease [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
Example in sentence:
  • a life of luxury and ease;
  • he had all the material comforts of this world
Meaning (2):
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
Example in sentence:
  • getting it off his conscience gave him some ease;
  • he enjoyed his relief from responsibility
Meaning (3):
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Example in sentence:
  • he rose through the ranks with apparent ease;
  • the very easiness of the deed held her back;
  • they put it into containers for ease of transportation
Meaning (4):
- freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Example in sentence:
  • I am never at ease with strangers
Meaning (5):
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Example in sentence:
  • took his repose by the swimming pool
6 . ease [ v]
Meaning (6):
- lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
Example in sentence:
  • ease the pain in your legs
Meaning (7):
- move gently or carefully
Example in sentence:
  • He eased himself into the chair
Meaning (8):
- lessen the intensity of or calm
Example in sentence:
  • still the fears;
  • The news eased my conscience
Meaning (9):
- make easier
Example in sentence:
  • you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge

Nearby Words:

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